Re: FN-FORUM: CSS - width inconsistencies between browsers

date posted 1st February 2006 17:17

Thanks Tony & Ed,

I'll use the workaround for the moment - but I might just take you up on
your offer in a few weeks if you're still interested Tony!

On 1/2/06 5:29 pm, "Tony Crockford" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

>
> On 1 Feb 2006 16:48:12 -0000, MKU Seating [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>
>> Good afternoon,
>>
>> I'm in the process of putting together a seating website: www.mkuseating.com
>> There is still a few things that need working on but the site appears to
>> work ok in IE - however, on other browsers (e.g. Safari), the menu on the
>> left doesn't line up properly.
>>
>> I've based the menus on the 'sons of suckerfish' dropdown method and
>> basically played around with it. I'm pretty sure it's something to do with
>> the following CSS. Any advice would be gratefully received.
>
> why would you use a dropdown menu (horizontal with sublists) as the
> basis for a vertical menu?
>
> and why on earth have you bothered to stick it into a framed and
> nested table layout?
>
> FWIW I just spent ten minutes trying to find what you're worrying
> about, but basically the menu is too wide for the container - most
> likely because you need to sort out the bullet placement and padding
> on the list items.
>
> try this for a better place to start:
>
> http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listutorial/roll_master.htm
>
>
> I need a decent office chair - would you like a CSS layout done properly?
>
> ;o)
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